** The Alligator's Mouth Award 2024 - Longlist **
 
Huxley and Flapjack: Race to the Rescue by Alan MacDonald, illustrated by Francesca Gambatesa
 
Meet Huxley, an irrepressible koala with BIG ideas, and his best friend, Flapjack, a rather jumpy penguin. Flapjack would rather stay at home, but for Huxley, each new day sparkles with possibility and the chance of adventure!Huxley has some pocket money to spend, and where better to spend it than the grand opening of Jollygoods, a new department store in town. But after a mix up with a robber, Huxley is mistaken for a thief.

Can Huxley - with a LOT of help from Flapjack - catch the real robber and still make it home in time for tea?